Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-11
Story of Three Wealthy women.

Philadelphia Letter to the Globe Democrat
 The three daughters of the late F. A. Drexel, the wealthy banker of this city, who
 were travelling abroad, have reached home.
 A great deal of attention has been shown them in the Eternal City. They have been
 entertained by some of the Roman nobility and many of the American and English resi-
 dents. They were also presented in private audience to the Pope, who had already heard of their munifcent charities and also of
 those of their dead father. They are all three of deeply religious turn of mind and
 write glowingly of their visit to the holy father Even while abroad they kspt up their home charities, and wrote constantly concerning the great home for boys and girls
 just outside the city that is being erected at their expense.
 Their late father gave outright one million five hundred thousand dollars to Roman Catholic charities. The remainder of his fortune, amounting to over thirteen million dollars, he left, share and share alike, to his daughters for life If the young ladies mar ry the fortune will go to their children. If any remain single it will go to the children of the one or two who marry. If all remain
 unmarried the entire fortune will, after the
 death of all three, be divided in equal pro.
 portions among the charities mentioned in their late fathers will, and to whom the one
 million five hundred thousand dollars has
 already been awarded. The same result will follow if they marry and have no issue.
 The immense fortune in the hands of the three young girls literally overwhelms them. They don't know what to do with it. Four millions and more in the hands of each of the three girls. It is no wonder that they feel burdened. They can't spend the money. | They can't give it away fast enough. The Home for Boys that they have founded will associate their names for generations with | one of the greatest institutions of it's kind in | the world. Such retreat to be founded by l young girls has been unhsard of hitherto in l the worlds history. It is intended to rival | in material, extent and educational scope Gi- rard college. Tke first cost is to be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the 1 young girls subsequently, are to pay the en- | tire expense of carrying on the institution | The buildings are now well under way and | will be ready for occupancy before many
 months The oung ladies during their tour 1 abroad have been visiting all the principal l Continental institutions for the education ot l the young, and write that they have acquired | much knowledge that will be of use in carry | ing out their great project.
 Although so wealthy, there has been no show whatever associated with their tour 1 abroad They lived in the simplest manner, 1 and their retinue of servants consists ot just | two persous They live in the same unos- l tentatious manner at home. They have a | town house in the fashionable quarter on Walnut street and 8 beautiful country place l about sixteen miles from the city. They love the fields and the river and spend only
 about three months in the year in the city. They care nothing whatever for fashionable
 society and are rarely met at festive gather ings. They are thoroughly trained business